Composition for cleaning or polishing furniture.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FRANK J. TES'AR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING OR POLISHING FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pa e No. 682,835, teed September 17, 1901.

Application filed May 2,1901- Serial No. 58,475. (No specimens.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK J. TESAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the final finish and bringing out the luster after rubbing in the finishing of pianos, furniture, and carriages and in the cleaning and renovating of the same, of which the following is a specification.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in the proportion stated, viz: water, (substantially pure,) three pounds twelve ounces; soap, (common washing,) four ounces; spirits of turpentine,three pounds five and one-half ounces; wood-alcohol, seven ounces. These ingredients are to be thoroughly mingled by agitation and when cold are ready to be used. One-half ounce of the oil of Wintergreen to the above composition, though not essential, may be employed to conceal or neutralize the strong odor of turpentine and to render it less obnoxious for use in the house.

In using the above-named composition it is applied with a pad of cotton-batting to the surface to be finely polished or finished. After thoroughly rubbing with such cottonbatting pad dipped in said composition the article is again rubbed with another cottonbatting pad dipped in plain water to remove the surplus polish. After the application of said Water the surface is thoroughly rubbed and dried ofi? with a third pad of cotton-batting. For cleaning and renovating the finish on pianos, furniture, and carriages the same process above indicated is applied.

finish on pianos, furniture, or. carriages and in original finishing will bring out with less This composition willnot injure the finest work a brighter luster than the old process I of using rotten stone, turpentine, and woodalcohol, and from old finish will remove all spots and dirt and restore it to its original brightness.

I am aware that a composition consisting of wood-alcohol and turpentine in connection with rotten stone has been used for the final polish in the finishing of pianos and furniture, and I am also aware that turpentine and Wood-alcohol mixed in different propor tions have been used for cleaning furniture and pianos; but I am not aware that all of the ingredients of my composition have been used together.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is

The herein-described composition of matter, for final polish on pianos, fine furniture and carriages, v 'onsisting of: water (substantially pure),- t ree pounds, twelve ounces; soap (common washing), four ounces; spirits of turpentine, three pounds, five and one-.

half ounces; wood-alcohol, seven ounces; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my;

name to this speci Witnesses:

JOHN RIHA, JOSEPH A. SMEJ'KAL.

fication in the presence of 

